Dish basket



' May 27, 1930. T. Mc 1,759,993

DISH BASKET Original Filed Oct'. 2, 1926 FMSE'IZMQZZL INVENTOR ATTO R N EY Patented May 27, 1930 r UNITED SITATESIPATENVT' OFFICE I THURs'ronMcGILL, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS k p DISH BASKET Application filed October 2, 1926, Serial No. 139,125. Renewed March 31, 1930.

This invention relates to dish baskets and more particularly to dish and-silverware receiving'containers ,for effecting the vdrying thereof, although it may be employed to facilitate scalding and rinsing of the utensils prior to e'ffecting'the natural drying thereof.

It contemplates more especially the pro vision of a perforated basket body capable of association with a skeleton frame todefine a plurality of compartments capable of receiving numerous utensils therein for effecting the rinsing and drying thereof.

' One object of the present invention is to simplify the construction and improve the operation of devices of the character mentioned. 0 i I Another object is the provisionofa skeleton frame capable of ready association with a perforated basket body to confine a plu- 2 rality of compartments therein; g

- Still another object is the provision of a ri id skeleton frame which is externally secured within a basket body which is reenforced thereby. Y

A further object is the provision of aiplurality ofQgraduated partitions co-operating with the basket body to define individual partitions thereon to accommodate a plurality of implements of various construction.

A still further object is the provision of a reenforcing strip in association with the skeleton frame to constitute a shallow silverware compartment.

'Still a further object is the provision of which cooperate with the basket to define a plurality of compartments therein capable of receiving implements of various sizes, there being a shallow compartment capable of receiving silverware thereln, whereon other dishes may be supported with convenience J Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substan- 7 tially along line II-II of Figure 1;

' a plurality of partitions graduated in height basket 10 with the rim member 16 thereof en Figure 3 is a sectional View taken substantially along line IIIIII of Figure 2; v

Figure 4 is a perspective view of'a skeleton frame which is capable of ready association with the basket to define a plurality of com-, partments therein; and I Figure 5 is a perspective view of a con-" necting rod which enables the skeleton frame to be rigidly fixed to the basket. 5

The structure selected for illustration comprises a basket 10,including asubstantially rectangular rim 11 to which looped extremr ties 12 of interwoven wires 13 and 14 are seg cured in any'suitabl'e mannertoconstitute a perforate basket body. This to benoted that the transverse wires 14 terminate in angularly disposed end portions 14 which are secured tothe rimnear the corners to increase the rigidity thereof.

. I Toenable dishes and otherutensils to be conveniently arranged therein to effect the drying thereof, a skeleton frame .15 is dis posed within the basket to define compartments therein. The skeleton frame 15 com prises a substantially rectangular frame 1 6 having substantially U-shaped members 17 secured thereto to define partitions of different height 18 and 19 which aremaintain ed rigid relation therewith by welding, solder- 1 1mg, or otherwiseeflecting ajoinder therebetween. Division wires 20 are secured to the members 17 intermediate the extremities thereof to retain a plurality of dishes in the receiving compartments defined thereby.

It is highly desirable to provide a s1lver- Ware compartment which will retainsuch utensils against displacement and permit the convenient disposition. of other implements thereon whichordinarily are too large or irregular to be disposed in thecompartments described hereinabove. To accomplish this end, a strip of metallic material 21 having twisted end portions 22, is secured in any suitable manner to the rim 16 at its extremities 22 to constitute a reenforcement'therefor and also to define a shallow compartment'with a wall of the basket 10. p

' The skeleton frame 15 is thus asse bled in its entirety prior to its disposition in the tending internally around the lower portion of the basket structure to serve as a reenforcementfor the side walls 23 andbottom 24 constituting the perforate basket body. Inter secting wires 25 are externall associated with the bottom of the basket bo y 10 in diagonal relation, their end portions being curled or 18, co-operates with the adjacent side wall 18' of the basket body 10 to form an end compartment 29 within which large dishes may be nested, Moreover, the partition 18, to-

gether with the partition 19, define a compartment 19 wherein various size dishes may be confined, these dishes being preferablyof less-size thanthe dishes confined in the end compartment 29,; The partition 19, which is disposed in'confronting relation with the flat V strip 2-1, provides a-compartment 21 therebetween to conveniently receive bowls or other irregular articles. Further, the flat strip 21 co-operates with the adjacent end wall 22 of the basket body 10 to' d efine 'a-shallow compartment 23 within which silverware or other utensils may be flatly disposed to receive cups and-glasses thereon without interfering with the partition strip 21 which incidentally reen'forces the entire structure, thereby materially increasing the capacity of baskets of standard size. i

It is'to be noted that the graduated parti tions avoid interference, incidental to the removal of the kitchen ware or cooking utensils fromthe various compartments, sincethe flat narrow strip 21 materially rigidifies the basket body and also enables the confinement of large. latters in the compartments21 and 23', this being accomplished by reason of the solid metallic strip 21 which properly confinessilverware therein for convenient removal therefromin that the shallow silverware compartment serves to retain silverware 1n a'predetermmed position and permits compartments21 and 23 to be merged together for receiv ng large platters'or irregular obects' therein; It is thus apparent that silverware'is capable of accommodation without preventing the disposition of large kitchen v ware within the basket. V With the arrangementfof partsabove described,'a novel dish basket or drier has been provided which may be assembled in an ex peditious and inexpensive manner in that the skeleton frame is capable of complete assem skeleton frame 15 is preferably associated with'the basket body 10 by means of wire staples 27 of any appropriate construction,

thereby effecting a rigid joinder of the walls of the basket with the skeleton framewhich serves to rigidify and render thefstructure morevdurable;

Various changes may be made in 11166111- bodiment of the invention herein specifically described without departing from or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as i defined in the appending claims.

I claim: r I v i 1.; Ina deVlCBDf the class described includ- 1 ing a basket structure, a partition framework assembled as a single unitfor confinement in the basket body, said partition framework comprising a plurality of partitions graduated in height cooperating with the basket structure to divide the basket structure into a plurality of compartments, one of'said par 7 titions being formed of a flat strip of material,

and means for connecting the partition framework to the basket structure. v i

2'. Inadevice of the class described includingwa basket structure, an angular frame confined in the basket structure, membersex tending diagonally across the bottom of the basket at the under side thereof and having end'portions connected'to, the corners of the frame, partitionsof different height each formed from a member bent substantially U-' shaped with end portions connected to opposite sides of the frame, and apartition mem ber formed from a separate flat strip of material and having its end portions connected to said opposite sides of the frame, the-intermediate'portion of said last mentioned partition being disposed with its-flat side extending in a substantially vertical plane; '3

bly prior to the'association thereof with the basket body, itonly being necessary to secure external connecting'rods thereto whichserve as'a support for the entire structure. The

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